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Portrait Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Photorealist
"Date Night, Rebecca" -- Painting on canvas by Ruth Owens
By Ruth Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS was born in 1959 to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her childhood was complicated by restrictions to mixed fami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
TORN - Female Portrait / Figurative / Contemporary Realism
By David Kassan
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by David Kassan
David Kassan (b. 1977, Little Rock, AR) received his BFA from Syracuse University and continued his studies at the National Academy School of Fi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Little Coquette
Located in Sint-Martens-Latem, BE
In her portraits, Paulina Archambault (1976, lives and works in Viriginia/USA) searches for the purest human emotions. To do so, she likes to reach back to her childhood. By being as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Date Night, RoCharlotte" -- Painting on canvas by Ruth Owens
By Ruth Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS was born in 1959 to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her childhood was complicated by restrictions to mixed fami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Marsia Prima Della Sfida Oil Painting on Canvas Mythology Myth In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Marsia Prima Della Sfida Oil Painting on Canvas Mythology Myth In Stock - Size 50 x 35 cm . Size with Frame 71 x 56 cm
Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fox
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Olga Cairols is a Spanish artist with more than 35 years of career.
Olga studied Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona. She has a bachelors degree in Design, Art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
''Poseidon and Amphitrite'' Contemporary Painting of Boy and Girl in Pool
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By follow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sun Shall Rise Again
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The avian mage Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting pastel blue bird animal
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Queen mother with regrets Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting pastel blue
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Polyphemus Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting pastel mythology red
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pastel, Paper
The cage bird will dream of clouds Timothy Archer Contemporary art blue painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Unique work
Hand-signed by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Pastel
Hecate Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting pastel red blue mythology woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique work
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Beautiful feelings Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting pastel blue portrait
Located in Paris, FR
Unique work
Oil painting and pastel on paper
Hand-signed lower right by the artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Identity 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Paul Klee Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Shoulder to Lean On
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Margarett Sargent Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Masami Teraoka Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Fernand Leger Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Marsden Hartley Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Henry Moore Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Aubrey Beardsley Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Edvard Munch Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Robert Mapplethorpe - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Christo Portrait - Canson Paper By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
About the medium, Canson's paper
Canson is a 500-year-old brand of fine art paper known for its high-quality, durable, and versatile papers for drawing, watercolor, printmaking, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Macabre Bar Scene - School of Charles Addams - Playboy Cartoon
Located in Miami, FL
Even without the punch line, Gahan Wilson's highly stylized paintings are marvelous to behold. He is one of a few artists with a unique style instantly recognized as his own. In this...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Blow Them at the Moon
Located in Denver, CO
Nerhbass’ paintings focus on style as a sublime element of tension within beauty. Thematically they evoke modern dilemmas of what it means to see and be seen in a manner that is simu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
'Profuno' Contemporary Portrait painting of a woman holding a rose, reds, pink
By G. Golia
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The beauty and special nature of Golia’s work make it unforgettable.Everything about it is a tribute to nature, reflected with selflessness and poetic beauty by an artist who perfect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreamy Rat
By Herakut
Located in Dallas, TX
COA included
Herakut is a German artist duo comprised of Hera (Jasmin Siddiqui) and Akut (Falk Lehmann). In 2004 both artists combined their works and names to create Herakut. Their ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Cardboard, Acrylic, Spray Paint
The Taste of Tears XV
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist COA included
Ruben Alpizar is a Cuban artist of academic training with an admirable mastery of painting technique.
Postmodern dimension in which his work enrolls is recogni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Breastfeed the Bad, Illustration Style Painting, Primary Tones, Neon Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Spray Paint
Silence
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Life is Elsewhere
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oju Loge (Beauty in Face)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Portrait and Sunflower
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Hut of Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Acrylic, Canvas
Jackie Robinson’s son David and granddaughter Nubia - oil painting by Beverly
Located in Carmel, CA
Jackie Robinson’s son David and granddaughter Nubia - oil painting by Beverly
About the artist, Beverly Bigwood
Award-winning Artist Beverly Bigwood (Bigwood Art) received the highe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary surrealist oil painting "The Other"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Contemporary surrealist oil painting "The Other", combines elements of surrealism and mystery, inviting the viewer to enter a world of dreaming and symbolism. Measuring 21" x 21" inc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Faces Painting by Marc Zimmerman.
The Faces painting embodies the profound connections and cherished relationships that enrich our lives.
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary oil surrealist painting: Man Looking Southeast
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Man Looking Southeast" is a striking surrealist painting that captures the viewer's imagination with its vivid imagery and bold color contrast. Measuring 36" x 55" inches, this piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mona Lisa Green 20" x 16 " Oil on Birch Panel Unique Iconic Style Contemporary
Located in Houston, TX
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Mona Lisa iGreen measures 20 x 16" x 1.5" and is oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil, Wood Panel
Stone Unturned
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Some...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bridegroom 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Tomato Juggler - Figurative Painting - Contemporary By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
No one could successfully juggle tomatoes except for Gary, one of the founders of heirloom tomatoes. His joy is unbounded here as he miraculously plays with his food. (The artist adm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mona Lisa Orange 20" x 16 " Oil on Birch Panel Unique Iconic Style Contemporary
Located in Houston, TX
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Mona Lisa Orange measures 20 x 16" x 1.5" and is oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Birch, Oil, Wood Panel
Modality 9. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
MONIKA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Modality 13. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Modality 18. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Modality 10. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Modality 16. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Modality 17. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Modality 12. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Acrylic, Board
Modality 11. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
MONIKA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Modality 14. Abstraction Acrylic Painting on Board, Colorful, Polish artist
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract acrylic on high impact styrene board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork is colorful. It can be exhibited vertically or horizontally.
MONIKA ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Mona Lisa Violet 20" x 16 " Oil on Birch Panel Unique Iconic Style Contemporary
Located in Houston, TX
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Mona Lisa Violet measures 20 x 16" x 1.5" and is oil on birch panel . Ready to hang with wire on the back....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch, Wood Panel
Enthusiasm
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Self-Worth 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Shop Antique and Vintage Portrait Paintings
An elegant and sophisticated decorative touch in any living space, portrait paintings have remained popular throughout the years and are widely loved pieces of art for display in many homes today.
Portrait paintings are at least as old as ancient Egypt, where realistic, lifelike depictions of the recently deceased — commonly known as “mummy portraits” — were painted on wooden panels and affixed to mummies as part of the burial tradition.
For centuries, painters have used portraiture as a means of expressing a subject’s nobility, societal status and authority. Portraits were given as gifts in Renaissance Europe, and a portrait artist might have been commissioned to help mark a significant occasion such as a wedding or a promotion to high office. Prior to the advent of photography, which eventually replaced painted portraits as a quicker and more efficient way of capturing a person’s essence, the subject of a portrait had to sit for hours until the painter had finished. And during the 18th century in particular, if an artist commissioned for a portrait struggled with how to adequately memorialize and capture a subject’s likeness, sometimes a portrait painting wasn’t completed for up to a year.
Whether it’s part of the gallery-style approach to your living-room or dining-room walls or merely inspiration as you devise an eye-grabbing color scheme in your home, a portrait painting is a timeless decorative object for any interior. A landscape painting or sculpture might give you the kind of insight into a specific region of the world or a different culture that you can ascertain only through art. Similarly, when you take the time to learn about the subject of a portrait painting that you bring into your home — the sitter’s history, the relationship between the sitter and the artist should one exist, the story of how the portrait came to be — that work can become intensely personal in addition to its place as an object for an art-hungry corner of your apartment or house.
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